Networks1st Update: 20th March 2009

This week saw the second of this yearâ€™s Community of Business events take place in Inverness. These events are a great opportunity for social and commercial enterprises to meet and develop relationships at a local level. This has already been evident through a joint venture between Haven products and Lip-Ink UK. http://www.lipink.co.uk/SearchResults.aspx?TabID=80The 3rd and final event will be held on Wednesday 25th March at the Glynhill Hotel in Paisley. See more, http://www.senscot.net/view_event.php?viewid=7891Anna had a great day in Fife on Wednesday at the Fife Social Enterprise Trade Fair and Business Awards Event, hosted by the Fife LSEP in partnership with the Fife SEN . Geoff Pope (Scottish Govt) and Liam Black, Co-Creator both emphasised the support and opportunities available to Social Enterprises available at the moment. Liam took the opportunity to stress that social enterprise was not for the faint hearted and key to running a successful enterprise is to be â€˜well connected, be business savvy and be able to demonstrate your added value clearly`. Once again, they ran their Dragons` Den competition with Kingdom Credit Union winning the `Established Enterprise ` award and Kinetic winning the `New Start` category. See more info` on both winners http://www.kineticgroup.org and http://www.fifecreditunions.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=39Dumfries and Galloway SEN were recently successful in obtaining Â£15, 000 from the Economic Regeneration team within the local authority to assist in the support and development of the network in the area. This money was put out to tender with three elements of work to be undertaken. The priorities identified by the network for the next 12 months include, developing and maintaining a website and social enterprise database, administering the network along with training and holding events. We hope to have further info on the successful bid(s) in a future bulletin.Network NoticesAssociate Membership of the Melting PotNetwork members now have access to associate membership of the Melting Pot in Edinburgh, through Senscot. http://www.themeltingpotedinburgh.org.uk This means that if you are in Edinburgh and need to use a hot desk or hold an informal meeting you are now welcome to use the Melting Pot as a base. See details, http://www.senscot.net/networks1st/downloads/tmpwelcomeinfo.pdfDates for the DiaryFor more detail of each event go to:http://www.senscot.net/networks1st/diary.phpFife SEN, 24th March / Clacks Development Day with the LSEP, 25th March / Community of Business, Renfrewshire, 25th March / East Lothian SEN, 26th March / 23rd April S2S, Edinburgh.

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